Waukon wrestling team ends five-season winless streak in NEIC competition with split of home double-dual, finishes eighth at South Winn Tournament
Waukon 285-pound junior Alex Brink muscles New Hampton sophomore Tom Clark to his back for what would eventually be a fall in just 29 seconds in the Indians’ home double-dual with the Class 2A top-rated Chickasaws and Oelwein Thursday, December 8. Brink’s pin was the Tribe’s lone victory against the highly-regarded New Hampton squad, and he also recorded a fall in 3:07 to get the Indians off to a fast start in their 42-33 win over Oelwein, the Tribe’s first Northeast Iowa Conference dual meet victory in six seasons. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.
The Waukon wrestling team completed a busy end to this past week, hosting a home double-dual before competing in another weekend tournament. That Thursday, December 8 home double-dual saw the mat Indians pick up their first win in a Northeast Iowa Conference dual meet since the 2010-2011 season with a 42-33 victory over Oelwein before falling to Class 2A top-rated New Hampton, 69-6, in the nightcap. The wrestling Tribe then battled to an eighth-place team score finish out of 10 squads at the South Winneshiek Tournament Saturday, December 10.
The Indians improve their season record to 5-3, including a 1-1 mark in the Northeast Iowa Conference. The wrestling Tribe will next begin to wrap up the 2016 portion of its schedule with another home double dual, with Crestwood and Caledonia, MN coming to town Thursday, December 15. The Indians will then wrestle in the Starmont Tournament Saturday, December 17 before traveling to Fillmore Central in Minnesota December 20 prior to the holidays.
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